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Learned responsibility: Joe Pimentel, here with his father Jose, says being the son of an immigrant taught him how to work and accomplish at an early age, although he sometimes wishes he had it easier
Learned responsibility: Joe Pimentel, here with his father Jose, says being the son of an immigrant taught him how to work and accomplish at an early age, although he sometimes wishes he had it easier

Learned responsibility: Joe Pimentel, here with his father Jose, says being the son of an immigrant taught him how to work and accomplish at an early age, although he sometimes wishes he had it easier

Date10/6/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0132167F
Learned responsibility: Joe Pimentel, here with his father Jose, says being the son of an immigrant taught him how ot work and accomplish at an early age, although he sometimes wishes he had it easier
Learned responsibility: Joe Pimentel, here with his father Jose, says being the son of an immigrant taught him how ot work and accomplish at an early age, although he sometimes wishes he had it easier
10/6/1986
Sun Deck on roof top is great for family sunning in the city. The Bacon family stays in town most weekends preferring to enjoy their home rather than battle traffic to the north. Although pollution and noise from surrounding buildings can sometimes be irritating, they are content with life in the city.
Sun Deck on roof top is great for family sunning in the city. The Bacon family stays in town most weekends preferring to enjoy their home rather than battle traffic to the north. Although pollution and noise from surrounding buildings can sometimes be irritating, they are content with life in the city.
7/14/1972
Sun Deck on roof top is great for family sunning in the city. The Bacon family stays in town most weekends preferring to enjoy their home rather than battle traffic to the north. Although pollution and noise from surrounding buildings can sometimes be irritating, they are content with life in the city.
Sun Deck on roof top is great for family sunning in the city. The Bacon family stays in town most weekends preferring to enjoy their home rather than battle traffic to the north. Although pollution and noise from surrounding buildings can sometimes be irritating, they are content with life in the city.
7/14/1972
Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
1/21/1985
Manager Joe Carton in the building he knows better than anyone, Massey Hall. He's worked there 53 years, starting as a 14-year-old usher. Sometimes when I shave in the morning, I think I am starting to look like Massey Hall.
Manager Joe Carton in the building he knows better than anyone, Massey Hall. He's worked there 53 years, starting as a 14-year-old usher. Sometimes when I shave in the morning, I think I am starting to look like Massey Hall.
4/14/1981
Although his native tongue is Swahill, Hamid Djabir, 34-year-old Imam at the Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation centre, was taught to recite the Koran in Arabic. He has committed its almost 100,000 words to memory.
Although his native tongue is Swahill, Hamid Djabir, 34-year-old Imam at the Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation centre, was taught to recite the Koran in Arabic. He has committed its almost 100,000 words to memory.
3/1/1993
Toast to success: Divorce mediator Barry Brown says he sometimes advises his clients to sit down to a dinner, with wine while they discuss their problems and look for solutions.
Toast to success: Divorce mediator Barry Brown says he sometimes advises his clients to sit down to a dinner, with wine while they discuss their problems and look for solutions.
1/8/1988
Dream home: Although Gene Colman loves his Balmoral home, behind him, he wishes he had waited three years to buy it. Some homes now built in his luxury subdivision sell for much less than the 1988 list price.
Dream home: Although Gene Colman loves his Balmoral home, behind him, he wishes he had waited three years to buy it. Some homes now built in his luxury subdivision sell for much less than the 1988 list price.
4/2/1992
David Braide, a vice-president of Canadian Industries Ltd. and likely next chairman of Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says governments are starting to follow suggestions of business world. He says the chamber can accomplish a lot working quietly with, rather than against, governments, and hearing their point of view.
David Braide, a vice-president of Canadian Industries Ltd. and likely next chairman of Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says governments are starting to follow suggestions of business world. He says the chamber can accomplish a lot working quietly with, rather than against, governments, and hearing their point of view.
8/31/1978
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
5/29/1974
Sometimes even Paul Rollinson is surprised to find who's behind those fancy pseudonyms
Sometimes even Paul Rollinson is surprised to find who's behind those fancy pseudonyms
9/24/1982
Drug users put in some of Humber Memorial's 22 mental health beds sometimes upset the other patients, says Dr. P. O. Butler, the hospital's chief of psychiartry.
Drug users put in some of Humber Memorial's 22 mental health beds sometimes upset the other patients, says Dr. P. O. Butler, the hospital's chief of psychiartry.
3/17/1971